plural shootings
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: the act of shooting a gun
But shooting is many a man's choice, especially up at the great hunting clubs like Choctaw Bluff …—
Harriet de Rosišre
Harriet de Rosišre2
: an instance of gun violence directed toward a person or group of people
a drive-by shooting
mass shootings
… a clutch of outspoken student activists flipped the national script on school shootings in America.—Dahlia Lithwick
Dahlia Lithwick3
: the act of photographing or filming someone or something
A large fan specially designed to create the effect of wind during shooting.—Ira Konigsberg
Ira KonigsbergThat part of filmmaking that comes immediately after the shooting is completed …—Ira Konigsberg
Ira KonigsbergExamples of shooting in a Sentence
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In April, Jennifer and James Crumbley, the parents of Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley, became the first parents convicted in a US mass school shooting.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Following the game, Rivers pointed to one player who didn’t hit a 3 as the major reason the Bucks had such a strong shooting display.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Doraville police were called to the scene of the shooting at the suburban office park, about 16 miles north of downtown Atlanta at around 2:30 p.m., according to Heenan.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
The shooting stemmed from an argument in which two suspects opened fire, resulting in a man suffering life-threatening injuries.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Following the game, Rivers pointed to one player who didn’t hit a 3 as the major reason the Bucks had such a strong shooting display.
—Eric Nehm, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Doraville police were called to the scene of the shooting at the suburban office park, about 16 miles north of downtown Atlanta at around 2:30 p.m., according to Heenan.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2025
The shooting stemmed from an argument in which two suspects opened fire, resulting in a man suffering life-threatening injuries.
—Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Shooting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shooting. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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